NEW DELHI: Scientists from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) have reported the first-ever failure of the critical upwelling process in the Gulf of...
NEW DELHI: A powerful 6.0-magnitude earthquake in Afghanistan has killed at least 812 people and injured 2,817. The tremors highlight the growing seismic risks...
KABUL: The death toll from the earthquake in eastern Afghanistan has risen to 622, with more than 1,000 others injured, reported the state-run Radio...
NEW DELHI: A powerful magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan near the Pakistan border late on August 30, 2025, resulting in a devastating human...
NEW DELHI: From the African tropics to the South Pacific islands, weaver ants build remarkable multilevel homes by sculpting living leaves into nests. But...
PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to recognize a Palestinian state, prompting similar moves from other Western nations, angered Israel and its US ally...
NEW DELHI: The United States media has slammed the Donald Trump administration for “alienation of India”, saying Chinese President Xi Jinping is using that...
RIYADH: Israeli media claimed an airstrike has killed the spokesman of Hamas’ armed wing, Abu Obeida.
Israeli reports said Saturday’s strike targeted a key Hamas...
LAHORE: Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province is dealing with the biggest flood in its history, a senior official said Sunday, as water levels of rivers...
BAGHDAD: Archaeologists in drought-hit Iraq have discovered 40 ancient tombs after water levels in the country’s largest reservoir declined, according to an antiquities official.
The...
NEW DELHI: Former Indian cricketer R. Ashwin has enrolled himself for the ILT20 auctions days after announcing his retirement from the Indian Premier League,...
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump has audaciously claimed virtually unlimited power to bypass Congress and impose sweeping taxes on foreign products.
Now a federal appeals court...
WASHINGTON: The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has intensified its scrutiny of hiring practices under the H-1B visa program, calling on workers and employers...
Venezuelan President says ready to defend ‘sovereignty’ as US military deploys warships near country’s territorial waters
CARACAS: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said there was “no...
LONDON: Israeli government representatives will not be invited to attend a major London arms fair next month, a UK government spokesperson said Friday, amid...
SAN FRANCISCO: Microsoft has fired four employees who participated in protests on company premises over the firm’s ties to Israel, including two who took...
WASHINGTON: The Trump administration has proposed new rules to limit the duration of visas for international students, cultural exchange visitors, and members of the...
NEW DELHI: The US government has tightened the rules for granting and renewing student visas, introducing stricter scrutiny of applicants’ backgrounds, ideological leanings, and...
WASHINGTON: Democrats in the US House Foreign Affairs Committee have slammed President Donald Trump’s decision to impose tariffs on India, saying the move threatens...
GAZA: The Israeli military pressed operations around Gaza City on Wednesday, as President Donald Trump prepared to host a White House meeting on post-war...
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he is prepared to impose economic sanctions against Russia if its president, Vladimir Putin, fails to...
GAZA: Paralytic diseases are spreading in Gaza as an Israeli blockade continues to prevent medicine and food from coming in.
Since June, 85 suspected cases...
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to visit India, Ukraine's Ambassador Oleksandr Polishchuk said on Saturday.
Speaking to ANI...
MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused Western countries on Sunday of trying to “block” peace negotiations to end the Ukraine conflict, after a...
NEW DELHI: Chinese astronauts aboard the Tiangong space station have a new crewmate: an AI chatbot designed to support taikonauts during in-orbit missions.
The chatbot...
KHAN YOUNIS: Palestinians sheltering in tents or seeking scarce food aid were among at least 25 people killed by Israeli strikes and shootings Saturday...